In Air Traffic Management, "ATM-grade" or "ATM grade" defines a system or solution that fulfills certain requirements so that it can be used within the Air Traffic Management environment. Those requirements cover for example aspects of
- reliability: certain applications require "six nines" availability. An ATM-grade solution has to offer end-to-end availability of up to at least 99,9999% availability.
- well tested and documented: the European Air Traffic Management industry requires equipment to be developed according to specific standards and guidelines (e.g., ED-153[1]) that allow a safety certification. Therefore, an ATM-grade solution needs to be implemented according to ED-153.
The term has been coined by EUROCONTROL[2] to clearly state the advanced requirements of Air Traffic Management to ensure flight safety.
References
edit- ^ ED-153 - Guidelines for ANS Software Safety Assurance https://eshop.eurocae.net/eurocae-documents-and-reports/ed-153/
- ^ EUROCONTROL: "Determining the benefit and costs of centralised services", Skyway Magazin, Winter 2013, pp.41. https://issuu.com/eurocontrol/docs/skyway_winter_2013_single_pages/41 Retrieved on 8 September 2020.